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Advanced.
Physical chemistry
General topics: Concept of atoms and molecules; Daltons atomic theory;
Mole concept; Chemical formulae; Balanced chemical equations;
Calculations (based on mole concept) involving common oxidationreduction, neutralisation, and displacement reactions; Concentration in
terms of mole fraction, molarity, molality and normality.
Gaseous and liquid states: Absolute scale of temperature, ideal gas
equation; Deviation from ideality, van der Waals equation; Kinetic theory
of gases, average, root mean square and most probable velocities and their
relation with temperature; Law of partial pressures; Vapour pressure;
Diffusion of gases.
Atomic structure and chemical bonding: Bohr model, spectrum of
hydrogen atom, quantum numbers; Wave-particle duality, de Broglie
hypothesis; Uncertainty principle; Qualitative quantum mechanical picture
of hydrogen atom, shapes of s, p and d orbitals; Electronic configurations
of elements (up to atomic number 36); Aufbau principle; Paulis exclusion
principle and Hunds rule; Orbital overlap and covalent bond;
Hybridisation involving s, p and d orbitals only; Orbital energy diagrams
for homonuclear diatomic species; Hydrogen bond; Polarity in molecules,
dipole moment (qualitative aspects only); VSEPR model and shapes of
molecules (linear, angular, triangular, square planar, pyramidal, square
pyramidal, trigonal bipyramidal, tetrahedral and octahedral).
Energetics: First law of thermodynamics; Internal energy, work and heat,
pressure-volume work; Enthalpy, Hesss law; Heat of reaction, fusion and
vapourization; Second law of thermodynamics; Entropy; Free energy;
Criterion of spontaneity. Chemical equilibrium: Law of mass action;
Equilibrium constant, Le Chateliers principle (effect of concentration,
Inorganic chemistry
Isolation/preparation and properties of the following nonmetals: Boron, silicon, nitrogen, phosphorus, oxygen, sulphur and
halogens; Properties of allotropes of carbon (only diamond and graphite),
Organic chemistry
Concepts: Hybridisation of carbon; and -bonds; Shapes of simple
organic molecules; Structural and geometrical isomerism; Optical
isomerism of compounds containing up to two asymmetric centres, (R,S
and E,Z JEE (Advanced) nomenclature excluded); IUPAC nomenclature
of simple organic compounds (only hydrocarbons, mono-functional and
bi-functional compounds); Conformations of ethane and butane (Newman
projections); Resonance and hyperconjugation; Keto-enoltautomerism;
Determination of empirical and molecular formulae of simple compounds
(only combustion method); Hydrogen bonds: definition and their effects
on physical properties of alcohols and carboxylic acids; Inductive and
resonance effects on acidity and basicity of organic acids and bases;
Polarity and inductive effects in alkyl halides; Reactive intermediates
produced during homolytic and heterolytic bond cleavage; Formation,
structure and stability of carbocations, carbanions and free radicals.
Preparation, properties and reactions of alkanes: Homologous series,
physical properties of alkanes (melting points, boiling points and density);
Combustion and halogenation of alkanes; Preparation of alkanes by Wurtz
reaction and decarboxylation reactions.
Preparation, properties and reactions of alkenes and alkynes: Physical
properties of alkenes and alkynes (boiling points, density and dipole
moments); Acidity of alkynes; Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes and
alkynes (excluding the stereochemistry of addition and elimination);
Reactions of alkenes with KMnO4 and ozone; Reduction of alkenes and
alkynes; Preparation of alkenes and alkynes by elimination reactions;
Electrophilic addition reactions of alkenes with X2, HX, HOX and H2O
(X=halogen); Addition reactions of alkynes; Metal acetylides.
Reactions of benzene: Structure and aromaticity; Electrophilic
substitution reactions: halogenation, nitration, sulphonation, Friedel-Crafts
alkylation and acylation; Effect of o-, m- and p-directing groups in
monosubstituted benzenes.
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